On 10 January 2018, the World Trade Organization (WTO) circulated a request for consultations from Canada to the United States regarding laws, regulations, policies, practices and other measures with respect to US anti-dumping and countervailing duty proceedings. This is the first step in the WTO dispute settlement procedure. The request cites 188 trade remedy determinations,… Continue reading Canada Launches Omnibus WTO Challenge of US Trade Remedies Laws
On September 21st, the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) entered into provisional application, meaning that the majority of its provisions are now in force in Canada. These provisions include, among other benefits: the immediate elimination of most customs duties on imported EU-origin goods to which tariff rates previously applied; guaranteed market access and non-discriminatory treatment… Continue reading Canada-EU Free Trade Agreement Now in Force
On August 18th, 2017, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated anti-dumping and countervailing investigations pursuant to the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) relating to allegations of dumping and subsidizing of certain polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET resin) originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China), the Republic of India (India), the Sultanate of Oman… Continue reading Canadian Anti-dumping and Countervailing Investigation Initiated for Certain PET Resin
On June 26, 2017, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative preliminary determination of dumping in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of softwood lumber from Canada. The AD investigation has been proceeding alongside a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation. The CVD investigation resulted in an affirmative preliminary determination of subsidization on April… Continue reading Canada–US Trade Tensions Continue to Intensify with Imposition of a…
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal recently concluded its inquiry to determine whether dumping of certain fabricated structural steel components (“FISC”) by China, Korea and Spain (and the subsidizing of these goods by China) caused injury or was threatening to cause injury to the Canadian domestic market. In the inquiry, the Tribunal received requests from six… Continue reading The Consent of the Domestic Industry is Not Enough to…
On Tuesday, May 16th, Bill C-30 — the proposed legislation to implement the Canada-EU Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) at the federal level — was granted Royal Assent by the Governor General (see Hansard No. 178 (may 16, 2017) at p. 1725). Bill C-30 is now law in Canada, although its provisions will not enter into… Continue reading Bill C-30 receives Royal Assent; Federal Regulatory Changes to Follow
Late in the afternoon on Wednesday, May 10th, the proposed federal legislation to implement Canada’s rights and commitments under the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) — that is, Bill C-30 — passed swiftly through the clause-by-clause consideration conducted by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. No proposed amendments were raised by the… Continue reading Update on Bill C-30 and CETA Implementation in Canada
On April 25, 2017, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Report of the Panel in China – Anti-Dumping Measures on Imports of Cellulose Pulp from Canada was released. The dispute concerned the anti-dumping measure imposed by China on imports of cellulose pulp used in paper and textiles originating from Canada. Following an investigation at the request of Chinese cellulose pulp… Continue reading WTO Panel Report Released on China Anti-Dumping Measures on Imports…
US Imposition of Preliminary Countervailing Duties On April 24th, 2017, the United States Department of Commerce (USDOC) announced the imposition of preliminary countervailing duties ranging from 3.02% to 24.12% on imports of softwood lumber from Canada. These are the first duties to result from the anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations that were initiated on November… Continue reading Canada–US Trade Tensions Intensify with Imposition of Lumber Tariffs
The question of when the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is expected to enter into force is an increasingly important one among Canadian and EU stakeholders. The implementation processes are well underway, and there is little question that the CETA will provisionally enter into force at some point in the months ahead. There is some uncertainty, however,… Continue reading Current Status of the Implementation of the CETA
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